Jill Crovisier

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dancer, choreographer, video maker

Jill Crovisier graduated with distinction in Ballet and Contemporary dance at the Conservatory of music in Esch/Alzette (LU) before joining by selection the China EU Art school in Beijing organized by the British Council of Arts in 2005. She was a member of the Weis dance people company at the age of 18 and continued to study dance later on in France, NYC, Israel and Indonesia. As a dancer, Jill worked among others for Liat Kedem (AUS), Oz Mulay (ISL), Anu Sistonen (FIN), Pia Vinson (USA), Elisabeth Schilling (DE), Sarah Baltzinger (FR), Kendra J.Horsburgh (UK). Choreography: Jill created R!CE, We are We, Zement, Zement the solo, The Hidden Garden, SIEBEN and the children’s piece MATKA. Since 2013 Jill works also in the production of short dance films and since 2015 she is involved in dance therapy projects. She is the artistic director of the JC movement production, based in Luxembourg. In 2017 Jill got selected with Zement, the solo at Lucky Trimmer, at the Hannover Choreographic Competition and won the CICC Taiwan production award at the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition. In 2018 Jill created SIEBEN for 7 dancers. Currently Jill dances for SB Company (FR), Hannah Ma dance (DE) and tours her works Zement, the solo (over 30 performances world wide), SIEBEN, MATKA and The Hidden Garden. Jill is the FOCUNA bourse recipient for the UferStudios artist summer residency 2018 in Berlin. In 2018/2019 she is as a guest choreographer for B.Dance company in Taiwan in the work NO MANS’ LAND and joins a residency at the FMK Black Box in Vientiane, Laos.

Artistic approach

Jill Crovisier’s choreography finds its inspiration within the world from its cultural, social and political aspect. Travelling the world from a young age opened her mind and perception of dance. From Ballet dance to traditional Asian dances as well the urban culture, Jill works today on her own movement language and develops her specific signature. Aiming to obtain and provide an individualistic approach to choreography, the young choreographer uses not only her experience as a professional dancer and dance observer but also her fascination for architecture and nature as well the body it self and his mind. She is dedicated to expand the potency of contemporary dance and sees in it endless research possibilities. In the past years, Jill developed a personal vision and expanded her interests into dance with video work. For Jill everything is connected, different elements float in and out. Her choreographies are the result of an experience, an experience that she transcribes in time and space by using the body. Jill has a passion for music and sees in it a structure that is connected to her choreography. The editing and research process of music is an essential element in her work as well as the inner groove rhythm of the body. Jill plays with unexpected dynamic changes, different movement qualities, precise structures in space and strong images.

Reviews

Jill Crovisier’s South African premiere of Zement, the solo was a most intriguing solo performance…The instant changes back and forth between popping like movements to those smooth as jelly and military style attention mixed in was unique in its combination. The performance quality was outstanding. Her performance left me wanted to see more of her works.

Nothing could be further from artistic movement. Zement, the solo is the name of the piece by Jill Crovisier from Luxembourg - a purist solo on Bach music - and a candidate for one of the most sought-after awards in the international dance world.

SIEBEN, her first major work, which brings together seven remarkable dancers, is promising .. It is interesting to note that the way Jill Crovisier built SIEBEN is itself extremely mastered. With SIEBEN, Jill Crovisier succeeds the transition to the top speed in a carrier already well launched.

Some of the many strong moments of the piece are also characterized by a certain comedy and one or the other oppressive moment .. Whether there is a Bausch-moment in SIEBEN and how powerful a human swarm dances, is definitely worth finding out for yourself.

A contemporary aesthetic with expressionist accents .... Seven wonderful dancers..SIEBEN gives life to beautiful images highlighted by music, subtle and expressive play of light and the alternation of slow and fast gestures, jerky movements and fluids, evoking both the strength and fragility of the body, between convulsions and sways, between rupture and continuity ... Precise and synchronized gestures to make the collective live.

SIEBEN is a powerful choreography that shakes as much as it touches. And Jill Crovisier, who caused a sensation on the dance scene in Luxembourg 2016 with her play The Hidden Garden ..., seems to have an exciting journey as choreographer and video artist ahead.

With TROIS CL , we discovered the choreographer and dancer Jill Crovisier from Luxembourg , whose play WE ARE WE, a duet with dancer Baptiste Hilbert, is as strong as touching. They deserve way more shows in Luxembourg ... ! We want to see them again !!

What do we note ? First and generally , technically excellent dancers but also the eclecticism of their talents ... Her play is energetic, well pace . Her approach is primarily physical , seeking the emotion in the confrontation of energies . The right precision and good coordination of the dancers actually form a well-crafted proposal.

White balloons that defy the laws of gravity , 2 dancers in parallel, intersecting, connecting. Colorful jackets that arise, alone, on hangers from the ceiling ,their form blowing up and down, their shape stretches due to the movements of the dancers. A shift in music , a continuous fluidity chopped off by mechanical movements , a light based on the darkness ...
Jill Crovisier first ‘’emerging’’ choreographer to show her piece to the public at the Banannefabrik , has a language all its own , very original. Trained in China, France and the United States , working in Israel ,then in Australia , she created the piece We are we , featuring different dynamics , strength and softness , seeking a balance between different forces . A sacred figure in the emerging generation of Luxembourg choreographers.

Among the emerging artists , it is undoubtedly Jill Crovisier who has received the most attention. Surrounded by dancer Jorge Soler Bastida , she creates Zement : a dance piece about the symbolism of the wall and the human hand as a tool for construction and separation. An amazing work by its choreography both rapid , repetitive, mechanical and fluid but also in the way of architecting the space with movement. On such disparate musical choices , the hand <> appears as a reflection of the division and destruction but also as the mirror of his own life.

MATKA is a dance piece full of poetry and joy that arouses wonderment for the youngest audience. Highly acclaimed , MATKA allowed the public to take part in a story like no other : a journey through varied universes where dance, music and circus are intimately linked.

by Luxembourger Wort / Mireille Petitgenet

JC movement choreography

SIEBEN

The number seven. Difficult to ignore one of the most important numbers in history. From gods and planets to poetry and capital sins. In SIEBEN, Jill Crovisier confronts 7 dancers who want to express their individuality within a group but also to express their inability to disconnect from it. Everyone has his time of entry and exit as the circle of life, governed by a certain repetition. In SIEBEN, the number 7 will not leave you anymore!

In Zement, the solo, the young artist Jill Crovisier founded her choreographic research work on the theme of separation, particularly the symbolism of the wall. According to the choreographer, the human hand built walls , so he is the origin of all forms of separation, which aims to protect, enclose divide or destroy. Beyond the responsibility carried by humans on political decisions , the hand is also, personally seen, the mirror of his own life.

The Hidden Garden

Growing up we loose the ability to live in connection with our mind. We become increasingly preoccupied by what is useful. The desire for power, control and perfection. Man becomes comparable to a supernatural creature. Obsessed, this creature sucks the life out of those who dare to confront it. Dreams, simple pleasures and poetry are suffocated. The hidden garden is a mysterious place where the real and the fantastic are intertwined. A choreography inspired by the gothic novel, fantastic literature, and the modern customs today's society.‎

MATKA

A children’s piece
MATKA is a 40 minutes long journey through dance , music and circus ; taking time to travel around the globe and finding friends. It is about discovering diverse places where dance and music are intertwined. MATKA is about learning from each other and discovering different cultures. Maybe the journey ends somewhere unexpected, in the universe ...

ZEMENT

In Zement, the young artist Jill Crovisier founded her choreographic research work on the theme of separation, particularly the symbolism of the wall. According to the choreographer, the human hand built walls , so he is the origin of all forms of separation, which aims to protect, enclose divide or destroy. Beyond the responsibility carried by humans on political decisions , the hand is also, personally seen, the mirror of his own life. Zement is a duet while Zement, the solo is a revisited solo version.

We are We

How to find the right balance between different forces? That is the question which guide Jill Crovisier in a exploration work of the notion of power and his connection to identity. Involving a body language strong in expression, the choreographer is engaged in a search that juxtaposes various dynamics – those of the dance movements, and those, opposite, of daily life. An exploration to both, subtle and outrageous, rythmed by a dance evolving between strength and softness.